HARMARVILLE — Three area youth figure skaters won gold medals recently at the Golden Blades Championships held at Harmarville Blade Runners.

Danielle DePolo, 14, of Center Township won gold in freestyle and silver in spotlight. Her brother, Christian DePolo, 10, won gold in freestyle and spotlight, silver in pairs skate.

Stefani Hartman, 9, of Center Township won gold in freestyle, silver in pairs while skating with DePolo, and bronze in spotlight.

All three skaters are coached by Marty Culbertson out of the Ice Connection in Valencia.

AMBRIDGE — Shane Wentling, 12, of Butler won all three of his matches to win the gold medal at the recent Pa. Open judo/jui jitsu competition in Ambridge.Wentling has been training for eight months under his father, Master Tim Wentling, who has 43 years of experience in martial arts.

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres think so much of second baseman Jedd Gyorko that they gave him a hefty raise and he's only 13 games into his second full big league season.Gyorko's agreement is a six-year deal that adds $35 million over five seasons through 2019.A West Virginia University product, Gyorko proved himself with a big rookie season, hitting .249 with 23 home runs and 63 RBIs.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — General manager David Poile hopes he sent the strongest message possible by making the first coaching change in Nashville's history: missing the playoffs is not acceptable for the Predators.Poile announced that Barry Trotz, the NHL's longest tenured head coach with one team, would not be back for a 16th season after the Predators missed the postseason for a second straight year. A few hours later, Poile said at a news conference that won't get it done.Trotz's contract expires June 30, and the Predators offered him a job in their hockey operations department. The two-time Jack Adams finalist made it clear in a very emotional news conference before Poile spoke that he appreciated the offer but wants to keep coaching.